Xiongping (Allen) Liu is a partner at Merits&Tree Law Offices. Prior to joining M&T, Allen worked at several leading law firms, including Sandbrook Solicitors, Simmons & Simmons and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, as well as Commerce & Finance Law Office.

 

Allen specializes in the upstream and downstream services of investyment funds, from fund raising and establishment to M&A, compliance, and restructuring, bring a wealth of experience to each project he undertakes. He has served a variety of renowned investment institutions, market-oriented FOF, government-led funds, insurance companies, listed companies, industrial capital, as well as wealthy families and high-net-worth individuals. His expertise spans a range of fund types, including USD funds, VC/PE funds, fund of funds (FOFs), S funds, real estate funds, mezzanine funds, M&A funds, and specialized investment vehicles like QFLP/QDLP/QDIE. He also advises on complex fund structures like master-feeder funds, connect funds, parallel funds, and co-investment funds.

 

Allen has been invited by numerous institutions to share, communicate, and conduct training on investment fund-related topics. The inviting entities include the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC), Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Beijing Fund Town, Beijing Equity Trading Center, Beijing Private Equity Association, Asset Managment Association of Hubei, Shenzhen Venture Capital Association, Shenzhen S Fund Alliance, as well as several state-owned enterprises (SOEs), insurance institutions, Asset Management Companies (AMCs), listed companies, government-led funds, and market-oriented VC/PE institutions.